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The Joke (1969)

1969 Czechoslovakian film directed by Jaromil Jireš

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Genre drama, comedy, parable

Country Czechoslovakia

Runtime 80 min

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Based on

The Joke by Milan Kundera (1967) · literary work
Book: Not public domain (published 1967)
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Cast & crew

Directed by Jaromil Jireš

Written by Milan Kundera, Jaromil Jireš

Music by Zdeněk Pololáník

Cinematography Jan Čuřík

Edited by Josef Valušiak

Cast (57)

Josef Somr · Iva Janžurová · Evald Schorm · Jaromír Hanzlík · Luděk Munzar · Jana Andresíková · Lenka Termerová · Jaroslava Obermaierová · Jana Dítětová · Dušan Trančík · Věra Křesadlová · Jaroslav Satoranský · Vladimír Drha · Miloš Rejchrt · Vlasta Jelínková · Bohuslav Čáp · Michal Pavlata · Petr Pelzer · Josef Žluťák Hrubý · Jan Vančura · Vladimír Čech · Milan Friedl · Jan Svoboda · Rostislav Volf · Ferdinand Šnajberk · Václav Svěrák · Jiri Stibr · Milan Svrčina · Zdeněk Kopal · Jiří Sýkora · Stanislav Litera · Jaroslav Blazek · Jiří Cimický · Tomas Skrdlant · Zdeněk Kulhánek · Michal Knapčík · Emil Haluška · Manuela Gogolová · Svatopluk Binka · František Vyhlíd · Jaroslav Čech · Lubomír Svatoš · Jan Nykl · Jaroslav Staněk · Petr Hrobař · Horymír Sušic · Karel Piškytl · Josef Vrzala · Milan Bajza · Vlastimil Chejn · Karel Kryška · Zdeněk Lipovčan · Vincenc Moštěk · Josef Anderle · Antonín Málek · Josef Slavík · Miroslav Souček

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